STATUS OF THE UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN FEDERATION sAFEGuARDs, TRANSPARENCY AND IRREVERSIBILITY INITIATIVE FOR NUCLEAR ARMS RHWCTIONS

The UMtedStatea-RussiaoFederath initktive to P~* . =%3-b —=P-=T$ ~ mwe@bMy(srf)of* armsnxktiomhas been empkii by -ml Pm&en&l Joint -~=-=-%f==ts Mweenthetwoparties. Beginnhg with the United States and RwxiaFedexatb %m-@ ~ Marc41w,to bmtmoip=aliq -i-m Confinnthe Wxkpika of phtoniwn removed km n~k= ~ the U.S. and Rwmia have been negotiating an STIregk%obwei3Se the ~~~ “- ofndeararms nxktion.” In kxmber, 1994, the united states presented apaperto the Rlla9b F~ -inga-d+m~ Ineaslm %toprovid ebmad=tm=pm=y and imevemlMity of mwkalr arrm rektiom. Preaentiy the U.S. considem STI to mnsist of the following measures: l &Y===t*~ - (AFc) l W mti Embark@ Agreement (SDEA) l MlmlaIRe@mxalhpdiona (r@u) l spotche43toc&lnfkm DataExdlaqge3 (SC) l Limited Chain of Cwtody of Warhewk Being I%maded (LCc) The U.S. and Russia have begun qotiahm vdlidlaminvalious ~ofprogre%onthed thmeofthese nEawlmi. ThispaperwiB presenta . . . ~~ofmd-sh tmqmenq imawrts in&ding the status of negotiation f= A of the meamres.